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The shop is the second to be opened in the city by the supermarket giant recently.

At the end of last year, a store began trading as part of the CB1 development at the railway station.

The shop at Eddington, which is part of the university's North West Cambridge scheme, will be 21,000 sq ft, and will have a basement car park.

Sainsbury's new store at Cambridge railway station

Sainsbury's say it will "offer a full range of fresh food, general groceries, and a click-and-collect service".

A spokeswoman said: "The new store is on track to open in September. It will provide a great range of fresh food, fresh flowers, produce, scratch bakery, pizza counter, hot food, a small non-food range of home accessories, and delicatessen.

"150 jobs will be created, which will predominantly go to local people."

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Sainsbury’s project manager Chris Armishaw said: “We're delighted to be part of Eddington, and are pleased that we can now begin preparing the store for customers.

“The new shop will play an active role in the new community, creating 150 local jobs and supporting a locally nominated charity. We are looking forward to welcoming our new colleagues and customers once the store is open.”

150 new jobs will be created when the store opens

Heather Topel, project director of the North West Cambridge development, said: “One of the university’s priorities for Eddington is to build a vibrant community. Ensuring that the supermarket is open in the early stages of the development demonstrates our commitment to delivering facilities for the residents on-site and also the wider community.”